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INDEX FiledApril 14, 1922. s Sheets-Sheet 1 Jan. 6, 1925. 1,522,077

J. H. IIQAND INDEX Filed Api'il 14, 1922 :5 Sheets-Sheet s r rd 11111111Patented Jan: 6, 1925.

UNITED STATES.

JAMES H. RAND, OF NORTH TONAWANDA, NEW YORK.

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Application filed April 14, 1922. Seriai No. 552,790.

- To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES H. RAND,'a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, and resident of North Tonawanda, in the county of Niagara andState of New York, haye invented new and useful Improvements 1 n anIndex, of which the following is a specification. I

This invention relates to index devices of the type having movable indexholders or panels for disp ay'ing the classified sub ectmatter of theindexes and more particularly to that type in which the index holdersare mounted to swing into and out of a frame in which a plurality ofsuch holders are arranged in juxtaposition on a pivot substantiallperpendicular thereto.

O jects of the invention are to provide an index device of the classdescribed which is characterized by great convenience in inspecting theindex material thereon, to permit the index holders or panels to bedisposed in positions at angles to the plane of movement thereof when inextended or exposed position, and in general to make'such devices moreaccessible to the end that time may be conserved in the use thereof.

Typical species of the genus to which the invention belongs are shown byway ofexample in the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is aperspective view;

Figure 2 is a plan view;

Figure 3 is an elevation;

Figure 4 is a side elevation;

Figure 5 is a perspective view of a modi fication;

. Figure 6 is a plan View thereof; and

'Figure 7 is a section on the line 7-7 of 'Ihe' embodiments of theinvention shown for the purpose of illustration comprise cabinets inwhich a plurality of index holders or panels are adapted to be nested inparallel relation and arranged for swinging movement upwardly andoutwardly to positions in which the index portions thereof are'disposedoutside the cabinet. As indicated in Figs. 1 and 2 the cabinet comprisesa base 8,sides 9 and 10, and rear end 11, the

front end and top being 0 en. A rod 12 is mounted adjacent to the rontlower corners of the sides 9 and 10 and spans the op n ng etw n t e sidUp n thi red are mounted, for swinging movement into and out of thecabinet, a plurality of index holders or panels 13. To prevent thepanelsfrom catching on each other as they swing along each other in andout of the cabinet, spacing means in the form of marginal flanges 13 areprovided. Each panel has means for retaining thereon a plurality ofcolumns of index strips or cards of any desired size and width. Suchmeans may take the form of spring clips 14 which may be fastened to thepanels in any desired manner, a preferred wavbeing shown in myco-pending application Serial No. 552,788, filed April 14, 1 922. Theopening through which the rod 12 passes is preferably provided in amarginal strip or retainer 15 hinged to the lower edge of the panel at16. In its two positions of rest, namely the position in which it iscompletely housed within the cabinet and the position in which the indexportion of each panel is exposed outside the cabinet, means additionalto the rod are provided for support ing the panel in the form of bumpers17 of resilient material such as rubber fast on the base 8. To insurethe substantially vertical disposition of the panels and to prevent themfrom inclining unduly within the cabinetto one side or the other,partitions 19 may be provided at spaced intervals.

In using this device the operator grasps the panel holding the desiredindex. material by the projecting, tab 18 and. swings the paneloutwardly upon the rod 12 as a pivot. When the panel reaches itsextended position shown in Fig. 2, the hinged joint 16 between the paneland the retainer 15 is disposed beyond therows of panels remainingwithin the cabinet so that the panel may be.

swung about a substantially vertical axis to either side as indicated inFig. 2 so that the index material. onv both sides thereof is rfiadilyaccessible for inspection. When t e withln the cabinet it lies swungback to a position in which it is substantially in the plane of theretainer 15 and is then swung back into the cabinet about the rod 12. y

Figs. 5, 6 and 7 show a modified form of device in which a similarcabinet is provided but a different index holder is used. The indexholder here shown comprises a anel is to be restored to its positionback portion or retainer 20, substantially U-shaped in cross-section asshown in Fig. 6, which serves the purpose to a large extent of themarginal retainer strip shown in Figs. 1 to 4. This bak or retainerwhich is preferably stamped from sheet material is perforated adjacentto one end thereof at 21 to provide a pivot opening for rod 12. Hingedto each of the free edges of the U- shaped back are index holders orpanels 22.

These panels are preferably provided with a marginal flange 23 extendingcompletely therearound of such depth that the combined thickness of thetwo panels 22 is substantially equal to the thickness of the back .20.This flange may serve to hold the strips backs of a book for theinspection of the index material thereon.

By the provision of the hinged connection between the retainers 15 or 20(which stay within the cabinet) the panels carrying the index -materialmay be swung to the position most convenient to the operator. Themodified form shown in- Figs. :5, 6 and 7 has the additional advantagethat 1t gives complete protection to the index material since the outerfaces of the panels are of sheet material and present plane surfaces. Inboth forms of panels shown the marginal flanges add stiflness to thepanel and serve as a protection for the index material thereon sincethey extend inwardly beyond the same. I

I claim:

1. An index device comprising a cabinet, a movable index panel normallydisposed inside the cabinet but rotatable outwardly from the cabinet toa position where its face is exposed, and a pivotal support for thepanel permitting it to swing about a substantially vertical axis when inexposed position. i I

2. An index device comprising a cabinet,

a holder having index indicia thereon normally housed within thecabinet, said holder being bodily rotatable to a position outside of thecabinet to permit inspection of said indicia, a retainer also normallydisposed within the cabinet and pivotally connected to the latter, and ahinge connection between the holder and retainer.

3. An index device comprising a cabinet having an open end, a panelmovable edgewise into and out of said cabinet and a mea er? 4. An indexdevice comprising a cabinet,

an index holder normally positioned there in, a retainer hinged to. thelower edge of the holder, and means defining an axis about which theretainer may be swung to move the holder forwardly and out of thecabinet.

5. An index device comprising a cabinet, an index holder normallydisposed within the cabinet having. a retainer device extending alongits margin and hinged thereto, and a pivot member connecting one end ofthe retainer device to the cabinet and permitting the retainer with theholder to be swung outwardly from the cabinet.

6. An index device comprising a cabinet having an open front, an indexholder normally disposed in a substantially vertical position within thecabinet, a retainer device hinged to the lower margin of the holder, anda substantially horizontal pivot rod connecting the forward end of theretainer device to the cabinet to permit the retainer with the holder ton be swung upwardly and forwardly from the open front of'the cabinet. v

7. An indexdevice comprising a cabinet open at one side, an indexholding panel normally disposed in a substantially vertical positionwithin the cabinet, a retainer also normally disposed within thecabinet, a hinged connection between the retainer and panel, and meanspivotally connecting the retainer to the cabinet at a point adjacent tothe open side of the latter.

8. An index device comprising a cabinet having an open front, an indexholding panel normall disposed in a substantially vertical plane withinthe cabinet, a marginal retainer device hinged to the lower edge of thepanel and normally disposed in substantially the same plane as thelatter, and a pivot mem ber connecting the forward. end of the retainerdevice to .the cabinet and permitting the retainer with the anel toswing forwardly from the open ront of the cabinet.

9. An index device comprising a cabinet having an open side, a series ofindex holders normally disposed within the cabinet in substantiallyparallel lanes, a retainer de vice hinged to each ho der, and a pivotrod extending transversely of the open side of the cabinet and passingthrough openin s in the several retainers to define an axis a out whichthe retainers with the holders may be swung.

1( An index device comprising a cabinet having an open front, an, indexholding panel normal y "disposed in a substantially vertical planewithin the cabinet, a retainer extending along the lower margin of thepanel an hinged to the latter, a pivot member con ecti g the f rwardend'of the retainer to the cabinet, and a resilient bufl'er disposedwithin the cabinet upon which the rear end of the retainer normallyrests.

11. An index comprising a' cabinet having an open side, a-retainerdevice normally dispose within the cabinet, means pivotally connectingthe retainer device to the cabinet at a point adjacent to the open sideof the latter, and a plurality of index holding panels hinged to theretainer.

12. An index comprising a cabinet having an open side, a series ofretainer devices normally disposed within the cabinet in substantiallyparallel relation, means disposed ad'acent to the open side of thecabinet defining a pivotal axis about which the several retainer devicesma be swun outwardly through the open si e of the ca inet, a pluralityof index holders hinged to each retainer, and resilient buffer means forabsorbing the shock as the retainers with the holders are swung to andfrom normal position.

Signed by me at Boston, Mass, this 20th day of March 1922.

JAMES H. RAND.

